Powertoys

The "Seven Dwarfs" for Windows, basically, are Windows extensions. 21 tools save you time, spare your nerves, and secure your data. One Ghost powers off your computer with only one click. Another enhances your startbar clock with date, time zones, and formatting. A backup program copies numerous versions of your documents. And there is a scheduler, a clean up Ghost, a file shredder... All the tools you need in a single award-winning package.

A unique suite of 39 shell extensions adding powerful new features to the Windows context menu for files, folders, windows and dialogs. Right-click a single file to encrypt, decrypt, shred or split it, change its extension, date or attributes. Image files display a preview on the menu, zip files display contents for easy extraction of one or more files. Batch-convert images and audio files, rip CD tracks, access Toys with hotkeys, and 29 more!

Enhance your taskbar clock to show the date and a second time zone. You may display seconds smaller and the date in a different color, for example. Everything is configurable, the display of the date and time, font, size, colors, alignment, and shadow effect. 12-ShowTime displays the time and date either in the tray or in a free movable window, which can be set to stay in the title bar of the active window. It displays the phase of moon and...

Keep changes to your desktop icon layout once and forever. This is the final answer to the Windows desktop imperfection, keeping a strong backlog of icon layouts. Restore at resolution switching, or when the taskbar is moved. Transfer icon layout between Windows versions and PCs. Optional tray icon, hotkey, and command line options for automated backups. Comes with a one-click accessible desktop simulation tool, and a taskbar tray application...

Great tool to set the icon colors suitable to your wallpaper image. Change the desktop icon's text color and the desktop icon text's background color, even to transparent! Now with Windows XP shadow support. A handy tool, with a functionality not possible before in Windows.

By default, Windows XP Powertoys install shortcuts to themselves on the Start Menu, under Powertoys for Windows XP. By default, Windows XP Powertoys install shortcuts to themselves on the Start Menu, under Powertoys for Windows XP. The same applies for TweakUI.
The Add TweakUI to Control Panel application was designed to be a small utility that will add an...

TweakXPlorer is a program that allows you to enhance your Windows Explorer look. TweakXPlorer is a program that allows you to enhance your Windows Explorer look. It uses the Microsoft “secret” tweak that have not included on Windows XP even Windows XP PowerToys.
Some TweakXPlorer key features are:
* Give your folder an eye...

HTML Slide Show Wizard helps you create a slide show of your digital pictures. HTML Slide Show Wizard helps you create a slide show of your digital pictures. When youre done, you can put your slide show on the Web so that your family and friends can view it. Follow the steps of the wizard to select and arrange your...

Install PowerToys and choose from a variety of different applications bundled in one package. Install PowerToys and choose from a variety of different applications bundled in one package. Users will enjoy programs such as Pocket Registry Editor, Flight Scheduler, Business Cards, Quick Start Menu, PIM Transfer, File Associate, Sounds, and...

As a special "thanks" for fans of the Windows XP digital media experience, we offer the Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP! As a special "thanks" for fans of the Windows XP digital media experience, we offer the Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP! Jam-packed with utilities, PowerToys, visualizations, skins, sound effects, and much more, the free Windows Media...

Right Click Image Resizer (RCR) is a strong batch image resizer to resize multiply image files into JPEG files using the context menu in windows explorer. Many image formats are supported including JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, TIFF etc. The output JPEG quality and size are all adjustable. This software is a must-have tool for the users who need to shrink images taken from digital camera for email, web chatting or storage saving. This software supports...

Elevation PowerToys has been created to make UAC more palatable for people who work with UAC on (as we all should) but frequently have to elevate tasks. Many people in IT fall into this category. The 'deployment' tie-in here is that you can deploy these PowerToys as a Role-based software for IT Admin-type users to improve their UAC experience on Vista. This will hopefully encourage those who have Administrator rights (either directly or they...

Command Prompt Here adds a Command Prompt Here context menu option on file system directories, give you a quick way to open a command prompt pointing at the selected directories.
Command Prompt Here is quite similar to the one in Microsoft Powertoys, but yet even more simple and way more lightweighted than the tool from Microsoft.